X4-5: across the mountains - IC

[Rhun]

Aram gives Bevin a half-smile. "So far you and Girgal haven't almost sent the monastery crashing down the mountain. Plus, I know you at least know your way around a trap."

 

[Leif]

Bevin "The Beguiler" Rockhammer, Beguiler9, AC:20/17/15 HP:56/56

Bevin, having worked himself up into a full-on 'pity-party' continues to mope as he follows along.

 

[kinem]

The door does not seem to have a lock, but it does not open when Aram tries it. He tries harder, and it proves to have been merely stuck, as it opens with a scraping noise.

Inside is a dark, narrow, and dusty chamber. It shows no signs of having been used recently. At the back of the chamber is a small altar, also covered with dust. It is a small stone table, on which rests a dust-covered metallic statue of a dragon perched on a large rock. Pinned under one claw is a writhing snake with a woman’s face. Clenched in the other claw is a large pearl. The room is otherwise empty.

[sblock=renau1g]Father Fuller knows that the statue is a representation of the immortal dragon Bahamut, one of the deities venerated by his order.[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

Bevin "The Beguiler" Rockhammer, Beguiler9, AC:20/17/15 HP:56/56

OOC: From what is the statue made?

"Well, well, well. A woman and a dragon. Two of the most inhospitable creatures in the world! I wonder what manner of grave misfortune inspired the arist who created this?"

 

[renau1g]

"This dragon is a representation of Bahamut, a goodly god to be sure, and I'm guessing that it represents Tiamet, his eternal nemesis, goddess of evil dragons" Father Fuller says matter of factly. He will wait to see if Aram continues into the room, and follow in the others footsteps, otherwise he asks Aram to go investigate.

 

[Rhun]

Aram sighs. "I don't suppose you can lug that statue around for use as a divine focus can you?" asks the dervish.

 

[kinem]

OOC: From what is the statue made?

The dusty statue appears to be made of some reflective grayish-white metal, perhaps pewter.

 

[Leif]

The dusty statue appears to be made of some reflective grayish-white metal, perhaps pewter.

OOC: If it was adamantite or mithral or something, Bevin would recognize the difference, wouldn't he? (Just making sure that we don't leave a goody behind.)

 

[kinem]

[sblock=Leif]It definitely isn't adamantine, as that is a dark metal. It's hard to tell exactly what metal it is, especially given the dust. The statue would be too heavy to lug around easily. However, a pearl like the one in its claw might be worth as much as 1,000 gp. Of course, taking it would be a blasphemous desecration of the shrine.[/sblock]

 

[Leif]

Bevin "The Beguiler" Rockhammer, Beguiler9, AC:20/17/15 HP:56/56

"As valuable as this statue might be, and that metal is nothing of great value as far as I can tell, we'd better not do that at least until we have more information about what kind of temple this really is, and maybe not even then."